Maestro

/[maˈɛstʁo]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#24,038

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Maestro is aGermannoun. It means: Musiklehrer Pronounced [maˈɛstʁo]. Often confused with metro.

Key facts for Maestro
PropertyValue
HeadwordMaestro
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maˈɛstʁo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#24,038
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Maestro in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Maestro is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [maˈɛstʁo]. Corpus data places it at rank #24,038 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for Maestro, with forms such as "amestro", "maesrto", and "maesstro". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "metro", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Maestro, spelled M-A-E-S-T-R-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Musiklehrer
  2. 2
    bedeutender Musiker
  3. 3
    Anrede für den Dirigenten eines Orchesters

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amestro,maesrto,maesstro,maestor,maestrro,maesttro,maetsro,masetro,meastro,mmaestro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Maestro

Misspelling Variants of "Maestro"

amestro7maesrto7maesstro8maestor7maestrro8maesttro8maetsro7masetro7
Misspelling Variants of "Maestro"

Frequency rank: #24,038 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Maestro"?
"Maestro" is spelled M-A-E-S-T-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [maˈɛstʁo].
What does "Maestro" mean?
As a noun, "Maestro" means: Musiklehrer
What words are commonly confused with "Maestro"?
"Maestro" is commonly confused with "metro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Maestro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Maestro" is [maˈɛstʁo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Maestro" come from?
"Maestro" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.